Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is nationally ranked in Gastroenterology and GI Surgery by U.S. News & World Report.

The Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Hepatology team diagnoses and manages gastrointestinal (digestive) and liver disorders and nutritional problems in infants and children. We use a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to treat a number of problems, including:

Inherited metabolic and immunological defects involving the intestine and liver

Diseases of the pancreas

We also provide:

Training and follow-up support for use of home enteral or parenteral nutrition. A child on enteral nutrition receives a mixture of liquid food through a tube into the stomach or small bowel. A child on parenteral nutrition receives a mixture of liquid food through an intravenous (IV) needle.